Jennifer Ruggieri is a prominent freelance harpist serving the Chicago area and surrounding suburbs. In 2010, she received her Master's degree in Harp Performance from Chicago College of the Performing Arts under the tutelage of Chicago Symphony Principal Harpist, Sarah Bullen and received her Bachelor's degree in Harp Performance and the prestigious Performer's Certificate in 2007 from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. Since relocating to Chicago she has had the opportunity to perform with many orchestras in the Greater Chicago area along with several orchestras outside of Illinois including the Wisconsin Philharmonic, LaCrosse Symphony Orchestra, the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra, and New World Symphony in Miami, FL.